By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 14, 2020 Lillian Pearsall says that a customer talked overtime on a long-distance call from a pay telephone booth when she was a telephone operator several years ago. Even with friendly reminders, the man refused to deposit his overtime coins. Instead, he slammed down the receiver, angry […]
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Ours is a Meddling Church
By Graham R. Hodges Christian Action League December 10, 2020 The following article was first published in ‘The Christian Advocate’ and reprinted in the June 1952 issue of ‘Tomorrow’ magazine. ‘Tomorrow’ was the journal of the Allied Church League, the organization that would become the Christian Action League of North Carolina, Inc. Although the article […]
UNCW Senate Faculty Censures Chancellor: Hope He Fares Better than Mike Adams
by Milton Sandberg Christian Action League December 11, 2020 The Faculty Senate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) voted to censure Chancellor Jose Sartarelli on Tuesday. A censure is the worst charge that can be made against a Chancellor other than a no-confidence vote. The censure comes from ideological differences between the Chancellor […]
Governor Cooper Issues Tragic Proclamation for Children: ‘Gender Expansive Parent’s Day’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 9, 2020 It didn’t seem to receive much attention, which is a good thing. But Governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation Friday of last week that made Sunday, December 6, Gender Expansive Parent’s Day. The day is meant to celebrate LGBTQ parents who do not identify as mothers […]
U.S. House Votes to Legalize Marijuana, But Senate Not Likely to Take it Up
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 10, 2020 The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances, Friday, December 4. The vote was historic in that this is the first time Congress has voted on the matter. The Senate is not expected to take up the legislation. […]
‘Churches Should Suspend Services During Pandemic.’ I Respectfully Dissent!
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 4, 2020 For the last few months, I’ve been on the telephone with hundreds of pastors, asking them how their churches are navigating the Coronavirus Crisis. The stories of low attendance are disturbing, despite churches employing health protocols to keep people as safe as possible. Many are […]
CAL Joins Letter Warning Local Officials about SOGI Laws
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 4, 2020 The Christian Action League joined five other Christian pro-family organizations (North Carolina Family Policy Council, North Carolina Values Coalition, Alliance Defending Freedom, North Carolina Faith and Freedom Coalition, and the North Carolina Chapter of Concerned Women for America) in sending a joint letter to public officials […]
Gambling Bills in Washington Would Proliferate Tribal Casinos in N.C.
CAL Ex. Dir. says these gambling measures are ‘bad business, bad recreation, bad religion, bad politics, bad economics and bad morality’ By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 3, 2020 It’s estimated that over the next eight years, the American people will lose more than $1 trillion to government-sanctioned gambling. A growing portion of that […]
Coups in America? Surely Not!
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 1, 2020 I realize that the election isn’t over, but it isn’t looking good for President Trump. Let me say something about that. Despite all of the investigations of more than fifty years, which included the Warren Commission Report, the recent release of public documents never originally […]
Bowed But Not Broken Under a Wintry Blast
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 27, 2020 His writing ministry is not well-known, but the late Crate Jones, who was from Durham, N.C., once moved Ruth Bell Graham to say that there were few writers she enjoyed more for simple inspiration and refreshment. I agree. Jones was a master wordsmith, and I […]